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AM. PHOTO-LITHD. C0. FLY. (USEOHNE'S PROCESS.)

uiten SINEUS E. TOTTEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND O. L. soeurs.

Letters .Patent No. 61,484, dated January 22, 1867.

.IMPROVEMENT IN'OAN OPENER.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, S. E. TOTTEN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and State of' New York, have invented a new and improved Can Opener; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, elear,'an'd exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled'in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of this invention.`v

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same Yshowing its operation.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. Y

This invention relates to a tool or implement intended foropening sardine or other tin cans. It consists of aknife-like blade provided with a fiat inclined sharp-edged end, from which projects a pointed tooth in such a manner that if said tooth is pushed through the cover of the canto -be Opened, it forms a fulcrum on which the tool can be turned,- and its cutting edge forced through the tin, and the operation of cutting out the cover of 'a tin can, or of cutting a hole in the same sufficiently large to get at the contents thereof, can rbe performed with the greatest ease and facility.A

A represents my tool, which consists of a blade, a, secured in a suitable handle, b. The blade a is similar to a knife-blade with a Hat inclined end, c, which forms a. sharp cutting edge, and from which projects a tooth, d. `This tooth is provided with a sharp point, and ifl it is pushed through the cover of 'a tin can it forms a fulcrum on which the blade turns, and the cutting edge thereof can'be readily forced through the tin. By repeating this operation a hole can be cut out large enough to get access to the contents of thecan, and the operation of openings. can can`be performedwith little trouble or exertion-in a short time, and Aby, any person of ,ordinair-'5,Y mechanical skill. My tool can be made cheap, and it can also'be used as an ordinary knife in cutting vegetables, or for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as l new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent- A tool A, lprovided with a sharp-edged end c, from which projects a pointed tooth d, substantially as' and for the purpose described.

SINEUS E. TOTTEN.

.Witnessesz -JOHN DIKEMAN, VLYDIA Torrini;` 

